Tot op heden [1] is Hans-Jürgen Dörner degene met de meeste interlands achter zijn naam. They won five league titles , , , and , [3] and two cups, and FC Magdeburg for domination of the league, and became the most popular the side in the country, regularly drawing crowds of 25,, around three times what other clubs were attracting.

History was to repeat itself, though, at the end of the s. Erich Mielke , again jealous that provincial clubs were dominating the league while his beloved Dynamo Berlin were starved of success, began to manipulate the league in favour of the side from the capital.

This changed in the lates and 80s though, as players and referees were coerced by the Stasi into helping the cause of Berliner FC Dynamo.

Of all clubs, Dynamo Dresden were the most affected by this, finishing second on six occasions, [5] although they did win the FDGB-Pokal three times and , By this point the Berlin Wall had fallen, and many of the top players in East Germany took the opportunity to head west.

With German reunification looming, many clubs in the East changed their name to shed their Soviet image, and Dynamo Dresden changed from SG to the more traditional 1.

Dynamo Dresden finished second, behind Hansa Rostock , thus qualifying for the Bundesliga. Walter Fritzsch had retired in , and was succeeded by Gerhard Prautzsch , [5] who was in turn followed by former players Klaus Sammer —86 , Eduard Geyer —90 and Reinhard Häfner — Gerd Weber , who along with teammates Peter Kotte and Matthias Müller had been offered a lucrative contract with 1.

The Stasi somehow got wind of this plan, and in January the three players were arrested at Schönefeld Airport , from where the national team was about depart for Argentina , and banned for life from the DDR-Oberliga.

Weber was sentenced to two years' imprisonment. Kotte and Müller, who had decided to stay in Dresden, were nonetheless punished for their knowledge of Weber's plans.

During the s, the club continued to be a regular participant in European football, generally earning respectable results.

Debutant Jens Ramme was introduced, and proceeded to let in six goals, as the team lost 7—3. Dynamo's fans rioted at the second leg, which resulted in the club being banned from Europe for the following season.

Having been among the top clubs in the East, Dynamo found life in the Bundesliga much harder, struggling both financially and on the pitch.

They spent four years at this level, [5] during which they were in a near-constant battle against relegation. Their highest placing was 13th in —94 , but the following year they succumbed to the drop, finishing in last place, [4] having gone through three managers Sigfried Held , Horst Hrubesch and Ralf Minge during the season.

Bundesliga , and had to drop down to the third tier Regionalliga Nordost. Dynamo sought to regroup in the Regionalliga , and again looked to former players to manage the team, being led by Hans-Jürgen Kreische —96 , Udo Schmuck and Hartmut Schade — , but failed to seriously challenge for promotion.

In they finished second in the table, but with 60 points: Having finished 11th in the previous season they turned to Colin Bell , [4] an English coach who had had some success with youth football in Germany, but he left in March after poor results and a player revolt.

Dresdner SC had returned after reunification, and finished as runners-up in the Regionalliga Nordost in Optimism was high, though, after the way the last season had ended, and the slogan " Wir kommen wieder " we're coming back , was adopted.

However, the Oberliga was now highly competitive with VfB Leipzig , 1. A 2—1 defeat against Magdeburg in February ended their promotion chances, and Pot resigned.

Life in the 2. Bundesliga began brightly, with a 3—1 win against MSV Duisburg , but by the halfway point of their first season they were facing relegation, with only 18 points.

They recovered strongly in the second half of the season though, and finished in 8th place, thanks in part to signings such as Ansgar Brinkmann , Joshua Kennedy and Klemen Lavric.

The —06 season began similarly brightly, as Dynamo climbed to third place with a 2—1 win over Munich in the Allianz Arena , [17] but this was followed by thirteen matches without a win, resulting in the dismissal of Christoph Franke.

Austrian manager Peter Pacult was brought in, [17] and results improved, but Dynamo could not escape the drop, finishing 15th.

Dynamo were back in the Regionalliga with the immediate aim of promotion, and things started brightly, but Peter Pacult left the club after six matches, to manage his former club, Rapid Vienna.

Another re-organisation of the league structure was looming, and Dynamo knew they'd have to finish in the top to qualify for the new national 3.

A number of former star players returned, including Lars Jungnickel , Marek Penksa and Maik Wagefeld , [17] but results were not consistent, and Meier was sacked, replaced by former coach Eduard Geyer.

The club turned to Ruud Kaiser , a Dutchman with a good reputation at youth level, as Geyer's replacement. Mauksch led the team to contention for a playoff place during the —11 season, but was sacked in April after a run of five games without a win, and was replaced by Ralf Loose.

Dynamo Dresden performed well in —12 2. Reaching a stable place the team kept always away from struggling against relegation.

The sentence was later turned into one Game behind closed doors and one away game without own fan support. Virtual tickets were offered to reduce the financial loss, creating the first sold-out Ghost Game in history.

The —13 season started poorly for Dynamo and Ralf Loose was sacked in December after a 3—0 defeat to VfL Bochum with the team in 15th place.